In the early hours of July 9, artist Zhao Pinlin posted a real-name post demanding performance remuneration from "Yang Yangyang," the director of the variety show "100% Singer." This subsequently prompted multiple artists and industry peers to speak out in support, triggering a collective wave of demanding unpaid wages in the entertainment industry.
Zhang Naixian, an independent film director in Beijing, was taken away from his home by multiple police (Public Security) officers on the evening of July 1 for posting satirical comments about the authorities on the X platform. His family later received a criminal detention notice for the crime of picking quarrels and provoking trouble issued by the Haidian Branch.